Event 2014

The kick-off event for the GPHI2 was held on October 16th, 2014 at IMD in Lausanne. GPHI2 will be organizing a series of similar events as part of its efforts to create linkages across sectors in view of strengthening the impact of humanitarian action. The next big event is planned for the summer of 2015 in India. In the meantime a series of smaller thematic meetings will be organized in the months ahead. Please stay tuned for more details.

Highlights from the GPHI2 Kick-Off Event

The primary purpose of the kick-off event at IMD on October 16th, 2014 was to launch GPHI2 process. Over a 100 leaders from academia, think tanks, the corporate sector, and humanitarian actors participated the kick-off event. This includes:

Resources from the Kick-Off eventThe presentation by IMD Prof. Bill Fischer on Harnessing Innovation is available, as well as snapshots from the graphic facilitation that took place during the event. A selection of participant interviews can also be viewed here.

Videos from the event

Publications from GPHI2 2014:

IMD produced these following two publications from the first GPHI2 event in 2014:

What is the GPHI2?

The mandate of the Global Partnership for Humanitarian Impact and Innovation (GPHI2) is to promote the development of innovative solutions to humanitarian challenges by harnessing the creative capacity of ICRC partners to respond to the needs of conflict victims.

The GPHI2 brings together partners from the corporate sector, academia, research institutes, and leading humanitarian actors from the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement and beyond.

For any questions or comments please contact us directly at partnerships@icrc.org.